Goldring 1042 Anti Skate Too High on Dead Wax

I have no test record for comparing distortion.

I am enjoying the music.

As most people set the anti skate too high and it sounds just fine, I would not rate the anti skate on whether it sounds fine.

But saying that, I am unsure if there is some distortion on the right channel at loud points or whether it is just one of the records. There is certainly not inner groove dist which supposedly is indicative of poor alignment and possibly excessive antiskate?

It is more of a needle wear / Record wear and tracking issue.

I would rather get the most life as possible out of it.

If anyone has a 1042 could you elude to what amount of AS you use?
I have never seen it were such small amounts are needed. 

nedhogan, check the stylus to make sure it is not defective. A 10X magnifier will do. Make sure the VTF is not too low. I know you said you checked it. There is an old expression. Measure twice, cut once. Check it with a digital tracking force gauge if you can. If you just happen to know someone with a Wally Skater use it to check your tonearm's calibration and bearings. The other thing you can do is get a HI FI News Analog Test LP and see how the arm runs the antiskating tracks. If it runs the first band OK then just leave it alone, that will suffice. You can also increase the VTF to the highest acceptable value. 

nehhogan, push the VTF up to 2.0 gm and see how it goes. That is the max allowable VTF for that cartridge.

Mijo, On the Wally site it suggests not to use the anti-skate bands on certain test LPs. I don’t know whether that would include the one you recommend.
I am also gratified to read the following paragraph on the Wally site:"IMPORTANT: Using a blank record or the groove-less area of the inner run-out on a record to adjust anti-skating so that the tonearm remains stationary is not a recommended method to adjust anti-skating as it results in about 50% too much anti-skating force applied."
This is an advisory I have given to many,including the OP. Take note, OP.  Also, the point made by the Wally site, that there is no single perfect setting for AS, is why I suggest setting by ear, starting with no or very low AS.  At that point you might hear R channel distortion.  Then adjust the amount of AS upwards in very small increments until the distortion goes away, and no further.  One cause for your finding might be something dragging on the pivot, causing it to behave as if it has high friction which resists the skating force per se.  Check tonearm bearings.